Actuary Report: Obesity costs $300BN

…the total economic cost of overweightand obesity in the United States and Canada caused by medical costs, excess mortalityand disability is approximately $300 billion per year. The portion of this total due to overweight is approximately $80 billion, and approximately $220 billion is due to obesity. The portion of the total in the United States is approximately 90 percent of the total for the United States and Canada.

No wonder our insurance is going up. How long before insurance companies give serious plan incentives for companies to hire employees that have a spouse at home cooking organic meals and live car-lite?